The Ancient Mediterranean Mod (TAM) - Large Map ver 2.5j

[LKendter]

What does PBEM stand for?

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[akots]

OK, Krys is out, grs is busy and Stapel is on vacation. This leaves the game to Winterfell who is UP. And we need a replacement player, at least one.

 

[Bezhukov]

Hey LK, I know you don't already have enough games to play. Try out this mod - it grows on you.

 

[Winterfell]

k I'm grabbing the savenow.
But im not sure i will play all turns in the same time, maybe i will divide it 5-5.
Depends how much time it will take.

 

[akots]

Well, play 5 then and post the log please. If it is too much strain, you can stop there. It took me about 5 hours to very accurately play and post all these 10 turns I played but I'm a very fast player and used MapStat. However, maps had to be traded individually to each AI for maximal profit and there are still some money to be made with these although rather small.

 

[Winterfell]

k delay. Sorry but I can't do it today, but tomorrow I will for sure.. 2.5 hours you say.. That's a lot.
Well our currnet goal is to conquer mycenae you say?

 

[akots]

Tomorrow sounds fine. We've had some discussion, take a look at it and at the save and make your decisions then. Well, since you played this mod previously, you knew it takes some time to play besides the map is large and lots of diplo to do even with MapStat. I hate to remind this to people in SGs but when you signed up for the game, this means you can devote some time to play your turns about once a month. Actually 2-3 hours a month does not sound like a lot.

 

[akots]

@Winterfell: Any progress out there by chance?

 

[akots]

OK, then may be Stapel can play?

 

[Stapel]

I just returned.

I can play.

 

[akots]

Please play then. The game is in dear danger of dying with only 3 functional players while grs is still unable to play. We are doing rather good here and it would be a pity to let it go in this situation. Krys has dropped (bad boy he is indeed) and Winterfell just disappeared. Please take 5 turns or 10 if you can afford that.

 

[Stapel]

Ok
Got it!

 

[Stapel]

I have a question for start-up.
Should we keep research at a minimum, and head for Sidon and its Great Library (that migth take a while)?
Or should we max-research literature?

Since the TGL is far away, the option of conquering it, and expecting not to keep it sounds rather fun.

Could we add an extra 'handicap' to this game by keeping research at 0%, until we have captured Sidon?

 

[Stapel]

Hey, our ships are in Mycenian waters, and have no moving points left. Will this cause a rep-hit when I attack next turn?

 

[akots]

Just move the ships out, declare, then move back in and attack?

Research: it is your call, either way can be fine apparently.

 

[Stapel]

Just move the ships out, declare, then move back in and attack?

hmmmmmm,

I think reputation hits are calculated over the position of your units at the begin of a turn.....

anyone?

 

[akots]

Did Aga-man ask as out IBT? Then we would be able to withdraw. But it is not that strict iirc, just need to declare when our units are not in their borders.

 

[Stapel]

pre turn. Things look good. Rush a ahip in Aretum, to load a few more Peltatsts to conquere Corsica.
I'm a bit of a low rsik player. I will only attack when succes is sure.

Research to literature yet to 0%.

Turn 1; 1350 BC: We renegotiate peace with Mycene (after withdrawing ships first). We want Athens, they refuse, it's war.
Eight Peltasts attack Corsica. 2 retreats, one dead. The city of Orchomenos is now defended with a wounded warrior.
We capture Athens with our army. Mirafiori founded in southern Italy. Cortona settled near Iberians.

IT: due to my tremendous stupidity, we loose Neapolis and Mirafiori to the Mycaenians......
Oh boy... .

Turn 2; 1325BC; We recapture the 2 cities. We also capture Thebai. No more Mycenians in Italy. Corsica is also ours too. Pylos (on the croatina coast) is ours too.

Turn 3; 1300BC; We disband Pylos. There is a size 9 SoD next door. Troops are gathering in the south for a blow on the rest of the Mycenian empire.
Turn 4; 1275 bC; Not really much. We demolish some troops near Athens.
Turn 5; 1250 BC; Mycenae has fallen!
Turn 6; 1225 BC; All major Myceanian cities are ours. No more cities to conquere. Perusia founded.
Turn 7; 1200 BC; We are preparing for taking over Minoans. And we completed the SoZ.
Turn 8; 1175 BC; Ruselae founded up north. We kill the Mycenean SoD up north, without any losses, bu with a few promotions.
Turn 9; 1150 BC; Not much, we kill two more Mycenian units. We are ready to strike Minoans in 1 turn.
Turn 10 1125 BC; I got myself a riotting city . We make peace with Mycene and get 73 gold and the city of Gla, which is located on the Costa del Sol (that's in Spain). The Mycenian capitol is soemwhere up north.

We declare war to Minoans! We kill or capture all wandering units in our territory. Next target is the foot of the Italina boot that kicks Sicily. Gortys is ours.
Knossos is next: 17 wins and one retreat (no losses), and it is ours. It appears we brough exactly enough units.
All spearmen were attacked either by armies or 6/6 peltast, the 1-defense units were kicked by 4/4 peltasts. So it not just luck. Alltogether, I have had quite some elite victories, but no leader....

Anyway: that's about it. The 17 defending units have a disadvantage. There will be 3 broadswordsmen and 1 archer attack the next turn on Knossos. This might cost a defending army. That is quite stupid from my site. Now, it is too late not to send in the armies without movement points...

 

[Stapel]

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/TAMSG1-1125BC.SAV

 

[kryszcztov]

Krys has dropped (bad boy he is indeed)

That's why I hesitated in joining this team. I can't find myself playing solo games like before. And my HD died. Good luck with the promised victory.